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Re: nice photo

danmcdnscale — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:14 GMT

I found a couple pictures of the 4022 and 4256 in blue I took in 1978. Their not the best pictures, but you can look at the in te folder Dan's pictures.

Re: nice photo

Luther Brefo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:47:56 GMT

Have heard that there was a Conrail employee who's goal was to get one of everything in blue for no other reason than to say it was done. This is why there was

Re: nice photo

Frank — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:36:27 GMT

Hi All: 4256 was the only other blue E8, to my knowledge. I believe it was repainted at the former CNJ shops in Elizabethport, NJ and spent it's remaining

Re: nice photo

Tim O'Connor — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:34:56 GMT

Thanks y'all. Anyone know what all the tiny lettering along the side is, and whether there are HO scale decals for this? This looks like a unit I would like to

Re: nice photo

mattndeb45150 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:47:49 GMT

4022 was the only Conrail E8 to recieve blue with full graphics. Several others (NOT 4020 & 4021) revieved blue with "CR" slanted stencil lettering. All of

Re: nice photo

Luther Brefo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:41:21 GMT

Only the 4022 to my recollection. The others came later.

nice photo

Tim O'Connor — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:01:41 GMT

I didn't realize they painted 'em blue before dark green... http://www.first-out.com/ebay/sept/1101122.jpg Tim O'Connor

BO Tower train movement sheet

higgy78 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:10:47 GMT

For anyone interested, I posted a train movement sheet from BO Tower in Kalamazoo, MI on the michiganrailroads.com history board. I have more of these if

Re: PC Ore Jennys

Brian Mott — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:13:29 GMT

If you want to get the correct car, then look at Bowsers web site... Brian ... From: Ian Smith Subject: Re: [conrailmodelers] PC Ore

Re: PC Ore Jennys

Ian Smith — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:51:41 GMT

The style of car is wrong, but ore cars remained in full PC paint until they were retired in the mid-90s. Ian ... From: rzeollaorcl

PC Ore Jennys

rzeollaorcl — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:29:00 GMT

I just picked up a six pack of the Athearn Penn Central 26' low side ore cars. Anyone know if these still in service in their origianl PC paint in 1978?

Re: CR GP40-2 renumbering

Mike Smith — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:25:25 GMT

Patrick, I LOVE that number board housing!!! Mike ... From: Patrick Welch Subject: [conrailmodelers] Re: CR GP40-2 renumbering To:

Re: CR GP40-2 renumbering

Patrick Welch — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:16:37 GMT

Hey Ben, I actually have one of the CR 3069's numberboards. I built a numberboard housing using my house number 3401 only to find out later that that used to

Re: CR GP40-2 renumbering

Bill Tucker — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:55:19 GMT

NS3065 was CR3395 NS3066 was CR3397 NS3067 was CR3399 NS3068 was CR3400 NS3069 was CR3401 NS3070 was CR3402 I can't help with the GP38 769 series. Bill Tucker

Re: CR GP40-2 renumbering

Luther Brefo — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:54:42 GMT

Check out NSLocos.com http://www.nslocos.com/main.html